Environmental effects of the Kakhovka Dam destruction by warfare in Ukraine

Shumilova, O.; Sukhodolov, A.; Osadcha, N.; Oreshchenko, A.; Constantinescu, G.; Afanasyev, S.; Köken, METE; Osadchyi, V.; Rhoads, B.; Tockner, K.; Monaghan, M.T.; Schröder, B.; Nabyvanets, J.; Wolter, C.; Lietytska, O.; Van De Koppel, J.; Magas, N.; Jähnig, S.C.; Lakisova, V.; Trokhymenko, G.; Venohr, M.; Komorin, V.; Stepanenko, S.; Khilchevskyi, V.; Domisch, S.; Blettler, M.; Gleick, P.; De Meester, L.; Grossart, H-P

doi:10.1126/science.adn8655

Environmental effects of the Kakhovka Dam destruction by warfare in Ukraine

Shumilova O., Sukhodolov A., Osadcha N., Oreshchenko A., Constantinescu G., Afanasyev S., ...Daha Fazla

Science (New York, N.Y.), cilt.387, sa.6739, ss.1181-1186, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 387 Sayı: 6739
Basım Tarihi: 2025
Doi Numarası: 10.1126/science.adn8655
Dergi Adı: Science (New York, N.Y.)
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Animal Behavior Abstracts, Applied Science & Technology Source, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Artic & Antarctic Regions, ATLA Religion Database, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Communication Abstracts, Computer & Applied Sciences, EBSCO Education Source, Environment Index, Gender Studies Database, Geobase, Linguistic Bibliography, MEDLINE, Metadex, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Pollution Abstracts, Psycinfo, Veterinary Science Database, zbMATH, DIALNET, Civil Engineering Abstracts, Nature Index
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1181-1186
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The use of water as a weapon in highly industrialized areas in the Russo-Ukrainian war has resulted in catastrophic economic and environmental damages. We analyze environmental effects caused by the military destruction of the Kakhovka Dam. We link field, remote sensing, and modeling data to demarcate the disaster's spatial-temporal scales and outline trends in reestablishment of damaged ecosystems. Although media attention has focused on the immediate impacts of flooding on society, politics, and the economy, our results show that toxic contamination within newly exposed sediments of the former reservoir bed poses a largely overlooked long-term threat to freshwater, estuarine, and marine ecosystems. The continued use of water as a weapon may lead to even greater risks for people and the environment.